Courses
The following are courses we currently have available

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Fabrics & Window Dressings
2nd March 2022 @ 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
€20
Fabrics & Window Dressings
Delivered by award-winning Interior Designer Gwen Kenny, 30 years industry experience, 10 of which were spent working in the window dressing industry. Gwen is a qualified Silent Gliss installer and specifier. This course will aid the attendee to gain an in-depth knowledge of fabrics and window treatments.
Course outline
● Window dressings, the good, the badly made and the never should be seen!
● What to specify and what to avoid
● Pattern repeats
● Calculating quantities
● Specifying fabrics, linings, headings
● Blind stitching, hand finishing and bagging out, which is better and why
● Fabric understanding, fire retardancy, rub tests, lightfastness
● What hand finishing a curtain really means
● Roman blinds
● Legal requirements for cords
● Smart homes
Please note training sessions are live interactive sessions and recordings are not available after the event.